Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley

Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley (2 August 1770-7 July 1829) was an Admiral of the French Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.

Biography
Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley was born in Granville, France, in 1770, and joined the French Navy, serving in the Americas from 1787 to 1790. After cruising off Africa for many years, he took part in the 1796 Ireland Expedition and later fought in Egypt and the Mediterranean during the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1805 he commanded a French division in the Battle of Trafalgar off Spain, and was captured in the following Battle of Cape Ortegal on 3 November. In 1811 he was given a command in Danzig, followed by Marseilles in 1815. In 1819 he was promoted to Vice-Admiral, and he died in Paris in 1829.